Maryland Senate Bill 555 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-23 - Hearing 2/23 at 2:30 p.m.
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring a certain assistant State's Attorney, with knowledge of the case, to meet with a victim of sexually assaultive behavior, at the request of the victim, or the victim's representative, within 10 days after a decision to not file a charging document or to dismiss charges against an alleged suspect; requiring the assistant State's Attorney, at the meeting, to explain the justification for not filing a charging document or for dismissing the charges; and authorizing the meeting to be held in person, by phone, or by other means as requested.

Criminal Procedure – Victims of Sexually Assaultive Behavior – Required Meeting

Sen. Ronald Young [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-23	Senate	Hearing 2/23 at 2:30 p.m.
2021-02-23	Senate	Hearing canceled
2021-02-09	Senate	Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
2021-02-09	Senate	Hearing canceled
2021-01-27	Senate	Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
2021-01-26	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

SB555 (Carry Over) 2021-02-23 - Hearing 2/23 at 2:30 p.m.
HB270 (Crossfiled) 2021-03-18 - Referred Judicial Proceedings

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Criminal Procedure	11	1009	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0555?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0555f.pdf